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Taken from the cover: "Buddy Holly laid the foundations for a generation
of popular music with his ground-breaking combination of country music
and rhythm & blues.
This film tells his story from its explosive beginning to its tragic
end, with Gary Busey giving an electrifying Oscar nominated performance
(for Best Actor 1978) as the young genius from Lubbock, Texas, who changed
the tune of Rock'n'roll history.
The Buddy Holly Story is one of the best biopics ever produced for the
cinema and features 12 of his greatest songs. It's a dynamic tribute to
one of the most influencial rock'n'rollers of all time and his legacy"
Review
Don't be put off by the hype; this is an enjoyable and thought-provoking
movie, and Gary Busey really did a great job. A more honest studio would
have en mphasised that this is a fictionalised story, rather over romanticized
and frighteningly over simplified, but that the nature of biopics, especially
considering this was made only 20 years after Buddy Holly's death, and
there had been plenty of lawsuits already!
Gary Busey is not Buddy Holly, and for me, 12 songs sung by Mr Busey
began to feel a little like padding; I'd have preferred a shorter movie
with maximum story, maybe real Buddy Holly tracks in the background. But
that's a small point really. I enjoyed the movie immensely, and I think
it does serve as a very genuine tribute to Buddy Holly.
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